Salvatore F. DiMasi Convicted on Seven of Nine Counts.

DiMasi: Guilty June 15th, 2011 | by David Frank After six weeks of trial and three days of deliberations, the jury in the public corruption trial of Salvatore F. DiMasi has convicted the former House speaker on seven of nine counts. Prosecutors had accused DiMasi of accepting illegal kickbacks in exchange for awarding lucrative state software contracts to a Burlington-based software company. The jury also found lobbyist Richard McDonough... [Read More...]

Sal DiMasi Fraud Rap

Salvatore DiMasi faces fraud rap By Dave Wedge & Hillary Chabot |   Wednesday, June 3, 2009  |  http://www.bostonherald.com |  Local Politics Photo by Angela Rowlings Ex-Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi is facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly taking kickbacks in yet another State House corruption scandal that has cast a pall over Beacon Hill and sent the onetime iron-fisted leader’s former colleagues scrambling for cover. DiMasi... [Read More...]